User guide

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Direct line
The direct line option allows extensions 2-5 to access the line as soon as the handset is picked
up (no need to dial 9 first). This may be useful for pay phones, etc.
No internal calls can be made, no programming functions can be accessed and the door phone
ring will not function on the extension.
To allocate an extension for direct line option, do the following:
• Lift handset
• Dial 79 PPPP 6 X T
Where PPPP is the pass code (default = 0000)
X is extension 2-5 (0 clears)
T is 1 for direct line and 0 for normal
A confidence tone is returned if your entry was successful
Note: extension 1 cannot be set to prevent the system being locked out from programming if all
extensions were programmed with this option.
Disconnect clear
Disconnect clear (if your line has this facility) is a signal sent from the line when the caller has
hung up. The Multi 5 can detect this signal and can force the extension to hang up for 2
seconds.
This may be useful for some answer phones which would otherwise carry on recording either
silence or dial tone for five or six seconds.
To enable disconnect clear, do the following:
• Lift handset
• Dial 79 PPPP 7 X
Where PPPP is the pass code (default = 0000)
X is 1 for on and 0 for off
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Distinctive ring
Distinctive ring is a network service provided in the UK by BT, at present there are two types
available, ‘Ring back when free’ and ‘Call sign’.
Ring back when free is a service that when you make a call and the number is busy, you can
dial 5, hang up and when the number becomes free you are called back with a different ring.
The ring is three short bursts then a period of silence.
When distinctive ring detection is turned on, the same ring will be passed back to the Multi 5
extensions (if they have been set to receive standard calls).
Call sign is a service that provides you with an alternate telephone number, when this number
is called a different type of ring is sent to your line. The Multi 5 distinguishes this ring from the
standard one, then sends the call to a particular extension (s) as if it were a normal call without
the other extensions ringing. This can have many uses, such as a separate number for your
fax, business or children without disturbing the rest of the household or small business.
To program the distinctive ring options, do the following :
• Lift handset
• Dial 79 PPPP 1 X T
Where PPPP is the pass code (default = 0000)
X is 0-5 for setting which extension rings (0 = all)
6 for ‘allow priority’ option
7 for ‘allow ring others if busy’ option
8 for distinctive ring detection on/off
T is 1 for on
0 for off
A confidence tone is returned if your entry was successful.
The ‘allow priority’ option determines whether or not the priority function can intercept a call to
the alternate number.
The ’allow ring others if busy’ option determines whether or not other extensions not set to
receive alternate number calls can ring, if the extension is busy.
Note: the dip switch settings for ring only control the standard call ring, if you only want an
extension to ring on the alternate number only, the standard ring must be turned off on the dip
switch. Otherwise the extension will ring for both types of calls.
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